You got to block some people, get open, throw good footballs.” Stoops said. There’s no magical little scheme or anything like that. We get covered and there’s nowhere to throw the ball. If you just watch them, take a couple examples, they need a third and five or something, they’re going to create space, they’re going to catch it and get it. Mark Stoops spoke to the media earlier this week and offered up his thoughts on the tall task of playing Georgia. I’d have to assume that redemption is on the minds of the core veteran defensive players after a disappointing performance in their last outing. This week, Brad White complimented Hendon Hooker but made the statement that Bennett is probably the best QB that his defense has faced. Kentucky has hung its hat on playing tough defense for several years now, but if what we saw last week show up this Saturday, the Dawgs will hang 50+ points on UK. The Bulldogs game plan will start and finish with attempting to pound Kentucky on the ground. An impressive eight players have scored a rushing touchdown this season with the team totaling a staggering 32 scores and a 356 yard per game average. Georgia has four players on the roster with at least 50 rushing attempts this season. He now has 53 career passing and 11 rushing TDs for his career. The senior quarterback is having a stellar season with nearly 3,000 passing yards through 10 games with 14 touchdowns and five interceptions. This week, they’ll be tasked with containing Georgia’s crafty game manager, Stetson Bennett. With all of the offensive woes it was surprisingly frustrating to see Brad White’s defense also meltdown against Vandy. To state the obvious, if Kentucky can barely score against Vandy it doesn’t exactly bode well for putting up points on Saturday against the No. Oregon and Tennessee only mustered 16 points total in eight quarters of football. Only two teams, Kent State and Missouri, have scored 22 points or more on Georgia this season. Kirby Smart’s team has given up by far the least amount of points of anyone in the SEC with just 116 total surrendered through seven games. Watching the Cats labor to do much of anything offensively outside of Chris Rodriguez against a bad Vanderbilt team was the last straw for many.Īgain, playing the Georgia Bulldogs won’t provide much opportunity for evaluation. Kentucky has a projected first-round quarterback under center, one of the best running backs in school history, and a plethora of wide-receiver talent, yet they aren’t scoring points to even beat Vanderbilt. The overarching concern with UK football remains to be first year offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello’s inability to scheme up points. So, where do you even start with this game? If you’ve seen Georgia play this year, that might sound a little low considering Georgia had thrashed pretty much every opponent on their schedule, including No. On what will be a chilly afternoon in Lexington, temps are expected to be hovering in the mid-to-upper 30s. To put it simply - optimism couldn’t really be any lower heading into this weekend’s matchup with the Bulldogs.Īs of Friday morning, the DraftKings Sportsbook has Kentucky listed as a 22.5-point underdog.ĮSPN’s matchup predictor gives Kentucky a mere 7.1% chance of winning the football game outright. CBS will have the coverage providing a national stage for Will Levis and the Cats. Game time is set for 3:30 pm ET Saturday. 1 team in the country and defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs to Kroger Field. The Kentucky Wildcats will look to rebound from last week’s setback when they welcome the No.
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